Ironing-board.



I W. W. STILLEY.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3.19M.

1,265,970. Patented May 14, 1918.

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IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3.1917

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IRONING-IBOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1918.

Application filed July 3, 1917. Serial N 0. 178,377.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WIRT W. STILLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newport News, in the county of Warwick and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing- Bo'ards, of which the following is a specifi-- cation.

My invention relates to ironing boards and has for its object the provision of an ironing board which may be stored in compact form when-not in use and which when setup for use will be supported in a firm stable manner. The invention seeks to provide a structure in which the assembling or disassembling of the parts may be very easily and rapidly accomplished.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation, partly broken away, of 'an ironing board and its support embodying my improvements;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a similar section on the line 33 Fig. 6 is a plan view of the board arranged for storage;

Fig. 7 is an edge view of the board arranged as shown in Fig. 6.

The ironing board 1 may be of the usual dimensions and form and is provided in its under side, near its wider end, with spaced sockets 2 to be engaged by studs3 on the upper end ofthe ironing board support.

The ironing board is also provided between its wider end and the said sockets with a longitudinally extending key-hole slot 4 which is adapted to receive the flat-sided shank 5 of a bolt which carries the sleeve or pressing board, the head 6 of said bolt being disposed to extend across the straight wall .portion of the said slot and thereby serve as a retainer to hold the sleeve board in position. To prevent excessive wear upon the under face of the ironing board, a wearplate or bracket 7 is secured to the under side of the same and this plate or bracket is constructed with a longitudinal key-hole slot'8 adapted to register with the key-hole slot 4 in the board and receive the pressing board retaining bolt, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The side walls of the straight portion of the slot 8 may bebeveled so that, as

they wear, the bolt head 6 may be drawn into the slot and still retain the sleeve board firmly in place. Between the slot 8 and the outer end of the plate a depending hook 9 is provided thereon for a purpose which will presently appear. The sleeveor pressing board 10 is constructed with a pedestal or base 11 near oneend and the retaining bolt enters the said base or pedestal, as indicated in Fig. 4. By properly adjusting the bolt and then inserting it in the key-hole slots, the pressing board will be supported above the ironing-board, as shown in Fig. 1, with the lower end of the base or pedestal in contact with the face of the ironing board so that the pressing board may be used without any liability to tip under the pressure exerted thereon. v

The ironing board support consists of a cross bar or head 12 upon which the studs 3 are provided and upon one side of which is a freely movable hook 13. From the ends of this crossbar or head 12 divergent legs 14 extend downwardly to rest upon the floor of the room and near their lower ends the legs are connected by a cross bar 15, as

depending foot 17 adapted to rest upon the fioor. A brace 18 extends from the beam 16, near the outer end thereof, to the cross bar or head 12 and is connected to said head by a hinge 19 so that the said brace may fold against the legs 14 with the beam 16, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 A standard or prop 20 is disposed between the beam 16 and the brace 18 and upon reference to Fig. 1-it will be noted that the legs 14 are inclined downwardly away from the brace 18 so that the point of support of the ironing board is between the ends of the supporting structure and, consequently, the apparatus is not apt to tip over or fall when in use. The latch or hook 21 is suspended from the under side of the board 1 between the sockets 2 and the free end of the board and is adapted to engage an eye 22 or other form of keeper on the brace 18, as shown in Fig. 1. On the inner sides of the legs 1 1, I pivota-lly mount the lower ends of a bail which has its sides converging away from its pivotal points and is adapted at its apex to engage the hook 9, as shown in Fig. 1, and thereby serve as a bracing connection between the ironing board and the legs. It will be noted that the lower ends of the bail 28 are offset, as indicated at 24, and the purpose of this construction will presently appear. lVhen the device is set up for use, as shown in Fig. 1, the ironing board will be connected with the supporting structure at opposite sides of the point of engagcment'o'f said structure with the board through the medium of the latch 21 and the bail 23. The latch or hook 21 will preferably besof some substantial form so that it will serve also as a brace to resist the tendency of the board to yield to the pressure put thereon in the operation of ironing. The tendency of the board to tilt under the pressure thereon is also resisted by the bail 23 which, under the conditions which create the tilting tendency, exerts a downward pull upon the wider end of the board so that the board will be effectually held in its proper position and the greater.- the tendency to tilt. the greater will be the resisting pull exerted by the bail.

hen the board is not in use and is to be stored, the latch 21 is released from the keeper 22 and the bail 23 disengaged from the hook 9, after which the board is lifted from the support, and it is to be understood that the sockets 2 will be of such dimensions that the board will not be apt to be accidentally released from the support but may readily rock upon the studs sufhciently to permit the bail 23 to be disengaged from the hook 9. The ironing board having been released from the base or support, the beam 16 and brace 18 are swung upon their hinge connections with the legs 14 so as to lie close against the same, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

WVhen the supporting structure is set up for use, a hook 25 carried by the beam 16 is engaged in a keeper 26 on the cross bar 15 at the side of the beam opposite the hinge 17 so as to resist any tendency of the beam to move about its hinged connection, and it will be understood that the end of the beam will fit squarely against the cross bar 15, as shown in Fig. 3. WVhen the support is to be folded, the hook 25 is, of course, released and after the beam has been swung against the legs 1 1 a hook 27 on one of the legs is engaged over a headed stud 28 on the under side of the beam so as to retain the same in its folded position. The support having been folded, as described and as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the ironing board is placed over the legs and bet-ween the same and the bail 23, after which the apex or free central portion of the bail is engaged in the hook 13 on the bar 12 and will thereby serve as a clamp to secure the board against the supporting structure. The sleeve board may be removed from the ironing board, if so desired, but if preferred it may be left on the board. It will be readily noted that when the device is not in use it may be brought into a very small compass and will occupy but very little space. The bail 23 serves as a connecting brace between the legs and the board when the board isin use'and also aids the head 12 and the cross bar 15 to prevent spreading of the legs. lVhen the device is not in use, this bail serves as an effectual clamp to retain the board' close to the other parts so that the apparatus may be easily stored.

Having thus described the invention, what tions near their points of pivotal connection I with the legs and adapted to engage the ironing board near the end thereof or extend over the ironing board and engage the hook carried by the upper ends of the legs. I

2. The combination of a support comprising a pair of downwardly diverging legs, connections between the respective ends of the legs, a beam hinged to the connection between the lower ends of the legs and extending laterally therefrom, a brace hinged to the connection between the upper ends of the legs and extending downwardly therefrom and secured to the beam near the outer end thereof, an ironing board adapted to rest near one end upon the connection between the upper ends of the legs, a detachable connection between the brace and the ironing board and a detachable connection between the ironing board and the legs, the last mentioned detachable connection being disposed at that side of the legs remote from the brace.

3. The combination of a support compris ing a palr of legs. connected near thelr ends, a beam and a brace therefor hlngedly/conover the ironing board and engage the legs. I

In testimony whereof I atfiX my signature.

- WIRT 1V. STILLEY. [1,. s.]

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